Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1970 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball . The team finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 79–83, 29 games behind the Baltimore Orioles .
Offseason
December 13, 1969: Tom Matchick was traded by the Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Dalton Jones .[ 1]
February 19, 1970: The Tigers' Cy Young Award winning pitcher, Denny McLain , was suspended from baseball "indefinitely" by MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn .
April 1, 1970: Kuhn announced that McLain's suspension would last until July 1, 1970. McLain missed the first 71 games of the 162-game season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
WSH
Baltimore
—
13–5
7–5
9–3
14–4
11–7
12–0
7–5
5–7
11–7
7–5
12–6
Boston
5–13
—
5–7
8–4
12–6
9–9
7–5
5–7
7–5
10–8
7–5
12–6
California
5–7
7–5
—
12–6
6–6
6–6
10–8
12–6
8–10
5–7
8–10
7–5
Chicago
3–9
4–8
6–12
—
6–6
6–6
7–11
7–11
6–12
5–7
2–16
4–8
Cleveland
4–14
6–12
6–6
6–6
—
7–11
8–4
7–5
6–6
8–10
7–5
11–7
Detroit
7–11
9–9
6–6
6–6
11–7
—
6–6
8–4
4–8
7–11
6–6
9–9
Kansas City
0–12
5–7
8–10
11–7
4–8
6–6
—
12–6
5–13
1–11
7–11
6–6
Milwaukee
5–7
7–5
6–12
11–7
5–7
4–8
6–12
—
5–13
3–9–1
8–10
5–7
Minnesota
7–5
5–7
10–8
12–6
6–6
8–4
13–5
13–5
—
5–7
13–5
6–6
New York
7–11
8–10
7–5
7–5
10–8
11–7
11–1
9–3–1
7–5
—
6–6
10–8
Oakland
5–7
5–7
10–8
16–2
5–7
6–6
11–7
10–8
5–13
6–6
—
10–2
Washington
6–12
6–12
5–7
8–4
7–11
9–9
6–6
7–5
6–6
8–10
2–10
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1970 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
Notes
References
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